16 June 2010, 18:45
"More and more features of political life prove that although Ukraine remains a parliamentary-presidential republic under the Constitution, it actually becomes not just a presidential-parliamentary, but a presidential one", Mykola Tomenko stated, commenting upon the statement of the Head of the President´s Administration concerning the local elections. "New authorities underscore that the President always takes part in the decision-making process, while the status of the Government and the parliamentary coalition is secondary or even technical", Mykola Tomenko stated.
M.Tomenko drew attention to the fact that in compliance with the Constitution, the date of local elections shall be set by The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, while it had been fixed by the President´s Administration.
However, M.Tomenko stated that it was rather demonstrative that both the date and the system of elections to be held were the topic of discussion among the coalition members. While the coalition is debating, and the Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is staying abroad, the President´s Administration declares: "we have reached the date of 31 October."
Summing up, M.Tomenko stressed that if the events developed this way, then "not only the government, but also the coalition would become a technical body in charge of formalization of resolutions of the President and his Administration."